Another what car thread! 8k, reliable, good mpg, fun 2 drive

Another what car thread! 8k, reliable, good mpg, fun 2 drive

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danny0001uk1

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261 posts

164 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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Hi All,

Another what car thread sorry!

Currently have a 2010 Mercedes Clc 1.8 which annoyingly I only get 27 mpg out of (on a good day).

My commute to work is 10 miles there and back with a mixture of dual carriage way b roads and queing in traffic.

My car is probably worth about 8k so don't want to spend much more than this.

I'm looking for a reliable car that won't lose much money in deprecation, with a good mpg for short journeys such as my commute, don't mind if it's diesel or petrol.

Please help!


ZX10R NIN

29,267 posts

140 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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Doing low miles I'd say petrol is a better option:

2014 Clio GT Line Nav 1.2T 6k FSH 120bhp

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

23k FSH

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

2013 Kia Pro_Ceed 1.6 SE DCT Nav 12k FSH

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

j8bbk

95 posts

111 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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"won't depreciate too much' ... two Renault clio's... both will be worth £3k in 5 years time. would make the fuel saving pointless and you would have to drive a crappy eurobox (Small petrol's are crap on fuel at motorway speeds anyway).

I would be unsure on petrol vs diesel. Many will say a diesel will only just be warmed up in 10 miles, but modern diesels are better. Based on your appreciation of something Germanic I would go for something that's done a decent amount of depreciation but still desirable...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

They still look great, have all the creature comforts, great fun to drive when the mood strikes and you won't get bullied out of the fast lane.

ZX10R NIN said:
Doing low miles I'd say petrol is a better option:

2014 Clio GT Line Nav 1.2T 6k FSH 120bhp

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

23k FSH

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

2013 Kia Pro_Ceed 1.6 SE DCT Nav 12k FSH

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

182 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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danny0001uk1 said:
I'm looking for a reliable car that won't lose much money in deprecation,
What ever car you buy, be it a Kia Picanto or a new 911GT3, it will one day be weighed in for scrap.

ZX10R NIN

29,267 posts

140 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Out of everything listed so far I have to say the Kia ticks most boxes